Southern Black Flycatcher
Melaenornis pammelaina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMuscicapidae (Papamosques del Vell Món)
- GenusMelaenornis (Black-Flycatchers, Slaty-Flycatchers, and Allies)
- SpeciesMelaenornis pammelaina (Southern Black Flycatcher)
Closest Relatives at Tarangire National Park
Silverbird
Empidornis semipartitus
African Gray Flycatcher
Bradornis microrhynchus
Spotted Morning-Thrush
Cichladusa guttata
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Pale Flycatcher
Bradornis pallidus
Ashy Alseonax
Muscicapa caerulescens
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
Monticola saxatilis
Mocking Cliff Chat
Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
Common Nightingale
Luscinia megarhynchos
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Southern Black Flycatcher in Tarangire National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Southern Black Flycatcher sighting in Tarangire National Park, based on 24 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Southern Black Flycatcher in Tarangire National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Southern Black Flycatcher in Tarangire National Park in our monthly data.